Mining operations are in progress until further notice in areas of the Black Sea near Ukraine.
Black Sea · HYDROLANT 564/22
What this record establishes
Listed in force
The latest collected record lists this warning as active. This is the status of the notice, not a live observation of conditions at the location.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · NAVAREA III 92/22 251205Z FEB 22.. Issued 2022-02-25 14:38Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-01 05:17Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Black Sea. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- NAVAREA III 92/222022-02-25 · Listed in force
- HYDROLANT 564/22 · this notice2022-02-25 · Listed in force
- issued
- 2022-02-25 14:38Z
- status
- Listed in force
- authority
- NAVAREA III 92/22 251205Z FEB 22.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA III · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Black Sea
- position
- 45.976, 32.454
- nearest port
- Kherson · 34 nm
- source
- NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z
Original warning text
BLACK SEA. UKRAINE. DNC 10. MINING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 46-04.0N 033-12.8E, 46-03.1N 033-13.9E, 45-55.6N 033-08.1E, 45-57.3N 032-54.5E, 46-00.9N 033-06.8E. B. 46-06.4N 032-05.4E, 45-57.4N 032-53.3E, 45-49.2N 032-47.0E, 45-59.7N 032-02.4E. C. 46-09.4N 032-06.6E, 46-07.0N 032-05.5E, 45-58.2N 032-54.2E, 45-59.5N 033-05.5E, 46-00.9N 033-05.5E, 46-00.9N 033-04.8E. D. 46-32.4N 031-01.2E, 46-32.6N 031-26.3E, 46-28.0N 031-27.9E, 46-27.9N 031-00.8E. E. 46-22.2N 031-31.9E, 46-36.6N 031-31.6E, 46-36.0N 031-00.1E, 46-31.5N 030-44.4E.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
- Area bound by
- Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
Security advisories for this region
Conditions at the position · now
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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation
Collected reports in this area · mine warnings
12 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 5 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Due to the presence of mines, all vessels approaching and departing romanian ports are encouraged to use the…2024-09-30
- Mine adrift in vicinity 44-51.09N 029-59.29E at 161236Z mar2024-03-16
- Mining operations in progress until further notice in areas bound by: a. 46-22.50N 030-45.10E, 46-20.20N…2023-10-27
- Mine reported adrift in 45-04.00N 029-57.00E at 231511Z oct2023-10-23
- Mines reported in area within five miles of 45-07.10N 030-09.70E2023-09-07
- Mine adrift in vicinity 45-08.93N 029-56.48E at 151400Z may2023-05-15
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
- Due to mine danger navigation prohibited untill further notice in area bounded by: a 46-04.0N 033-12.8E…Mines · 0 nm
- Hazardous operations in progress until further notice in area bound by 45-05N 033-33E, 45-59N 033-51E,…Exercises · 35.9 nm
- The coordinator of coastal alerts of ukraine has declared the following coastal approach instructions for…War risk · 81 nm
- War risk area, in northwestern part of black sea to northern of line 45-12.2N 029-41.1E 45-11.5N 029-41.4E…War risk · 82.1 nm
- Ukrainian coastal warning coordinator has declared the following coastal aproach instructions for entry or…Other · 84.3 nm
- Mining operations in progress until further notice in areas bound by: a. 46-22.50N 030-45.10E, 46-20.20N…Mines · 91 nm
- Mines reported in area within five miles of 45-07.10N 030-09.70EMines · 109.3 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
8 mine warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 05:26Z; source collection times vary.
Mines
Drifting or reported sea mines. Mostly the Black Sea since 2022. All current mine warnings →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.